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Dr Barry Cohen (1939-2018):On March 1, Dr Barry Cohen passed away. A native Texan,he earned a BA (’60) in History from Rice, a MD (’64) and a PhD (’80) in Russian History from UT and a MS (’87) in Library Sciences from North Texas University.He taught at both the high school and the college level.Also, he was active in the civil rights movement.He is predeceased by, among others, his wife Rosalee (she passed away last year).Click herefor the Brownsville Herald obituary.

James Huffman (1936-2018):On February 26, James Huffman passed away. Born in Oklahoma, he earned a BA (’59) and a MS (’61) in Chemical Engineering at Rice.He played clarinet in the Rice Marching Band.After military service, he enjoyed a “long and successful” career with Union Carbide, Quaker Oats and USG Corporation.Click herefor the Naperville Sun obituary.

Katherine "Kem" Marshall (1921-2018):On February 11, Katherine “Kem” Marshall passed away. Raised in Houston, she attended Rice (class of 1944) and graduated from UT.Her late husband Sam worked for Texaco and they lived in Texas, California and Sweden.She taught high school French and math.Also, she was active in her church.Click here for the obituary.

Kinder Institute Forum:Next up will be New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu at 7 pm, March 14 at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. He will talk about the Lessons Learned in New Orleans. The event is free and open to the public but please register. Read more and/or register here.

The Rice Thresher:On Saturday, the Rice Thresher won the 2018 Apple Award for Best Newspaper in the “four-year, under 5,000 students” category at the College Media Association conference in New York City.

Rex Lowe (1935-2019):On February 17, Rex Lowe passed away. Raised in Athens Texas, he earned a BA in Economics from Rice in 1958. After military service, he enjoyed a career in the insurance business until he retired in 2017 at the age of 81.Also, he was active in the community. He is survived by, among others, his wife of 32 years, Valerie. Click here for the Dallas Morning News obituary.

Nancy LeGross '88:Nancy LeGross '88 has joined the Dallas office of Bracewell as a health care partner. Read more.

J Berry Robitaille (1935-2018):On January 26, J Berry Robitaille passed away.A native of Missouri, he earned two engineering degrees from Rice in 1958.After military service, he enjoyed a long career with Texas Instruments from which he retired.He is survived by, among others, his wife of 59 years, Patricia.Click herefor the Chronicle obituary.

Presidential Elections Program, March 28:The inaugural day-long conference of the Baker Institute’s Presidential Elections Program takes place on March 28 and features a luncheon discussion with David Axelrod and Karl Rove.The conference will focus on the roles social media and changing demographics played in the 2016 election.

Registration is free and presently open for members of the Baker Institute Roundtable. Public registration will be $30, will open March 12 and will be subject to availability. Read more.

McLarty Lecture Series, March 15:Next up will be former World Bank president Robert Zoellick at 6:30 pm, March 15 at the Baker Institute. He will discuss North American trade policy in a global and historical context.The event is free and open to the public. Read more and/or RSVP here.

Rice History Corner:Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "our day in Houston was a very successful one, 1955".

Campbell Lecture Series, March 20-22:Next up will be MacArthur Fellow artist Josiah McElheny, March 20-22. The program is titled “Imaginary Modernism”. The event is free and open to the public but seating is limited and RSVPs are required. Read more and/or RSVP here.